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Sources consulted for the biography of:William Nash Stevens (1847–1891)
Biographical Information
- Biography with birth date of Sept. 9, 1847 in The Old Dominion: A Monthly Magazine of Literature, Science and Art 4 (June 15, 1870): 362–363 (second quotation on 362).
- Middle name in Luther P. Jackson, "Senator William N. Stevens," Norfolk Journal and Guide, Feb. 23, 1945.
- Luther P. Jackson, Negro Office-Holders in Virginia, 1865–1895 (1945), 40 (with portrait on 27).
Primary Sources
- Landownership documented in:
- Petersburg Hustings Court Deed Books 33:658–659, 668–669, 675–676, 37:463–464.
- Sussex Co. Deed Books AB:296, AC:248–249, 3:405–406, 6:443–444.
- Elections documented in:
- General Orders and Circulars, Headquarters First Military District, 1869 (1870), "Summary of the Result of the Election for Members of the House of Delegates of Virginia, Held on the 6th Day of July, 1869," 33.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Election Records, 1776–1941, No. 4 (1871), No. 10 (1875), and No. 16 (1881), State Government Records Collection, Record Group 13, Library of Virginia.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia (1869–1870 sess.), first quotation on 610.
- Resignation from Senate in Journal of the Senate of Virginia of the Commonwealth of Virginia (1883–1884 sess.), 29.
- Death Register, Petersburg (with reported age at death on April 18, 1891, of 43 years, 9 months, and 5 days, indicating a birth date of Nov. 9, 1847), Bureau of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, Record Group 36, Library of Virginia.
Newspapers
- Petersburg Daily Courier, July 12, 1870.
- Richmond Daily Whig, March 7, 1871; March 16, 1881; March 18, 1881.
- Petersburg Daily Index-Appeal, Aug. 17, 1882; Aug. 18, 1882.
- Washington Bee, April 14, 1883.
Obituaries
- Richmond Dispatch, April 19, 1891, with dateline of April 18, 1891, and reporting death "this morning."
- Petersburg Daily Index-Appeal, April 20, 1891, with variant death date of April 17, 1891 "died on Friday night."
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